A former Governor of Rivers
State, now Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has been given
new appointment.
The United Nations on Thursday
inaugurated Amaechi as an Advisory Board Member of the United Nations Road
Safety Trust Fund.
The inauguration took place at
the United Nations Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland.
Media aide to Amaechi, Mr. Israel
Ibeleme, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
According to Ibeleme, Amaechi,
who was recently appointed as an Advisory Board member of the UNRSTF, was
currently representing Nigeria and Africa at the inaugural meeting of the
Board.
He said that as a member of the
UNRSTF Advisory Board, Amaechi will play an important role of collaborating to
reducing the number of accidents and casualties; and making a real impact on
global road safety.
Ibeleme said that the discussions
and decisions at the meeting will greatly shape the operationalization of the
UN Road Safety Trust Fund.
“The UNRSTF was established in
April 2018 to address the worldwide accident crisis resulting in 1.3 million
lives lost and additional 50 million injured on the road each year.
“The United Nations Road Safety
Trust Fund was establish at the request of the UN Secretary–General, following
suggestions made by several United Nations member states.
“It aims to accelerate progress
in improving global road safety by bridging the gap in the mobilization of
resources for effective action at all levels.
“The fund’s main objective is to
mobilise resources from the government, intergovernmental or non-governmental
organisations and the private sector for immediate and effective action in any
case,” Ibeleme said.
Ibeleme noted that since Amaechi
assumed duty as Minister of Transportation in Nov. 2015, there has been a
renaissance in the Nigerian Transportation system.
He said that his involvement in
the UNRSTF will bring about more intervention in the area of road safety in
Nigeria and Africa.
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